Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
Introduction to the verb catiner
The English translation of the French verb catiner is “to beg” or “to whine.” It is pronounced as “kah-tee-neh” in the infinitive form.
Catiner comes from the word “catin,” which originally meant a female domestic worker, but over time evolved to mean a woman of low morals or a prostitute. The verb catiner, therefore, carries connotations of begging or whining in a desperate or insincere manner, similar to the stereotype of a prostitute’s behavior.
In everyday French, catiner is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a strong desire or need, often in a pleading or begging manner. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- Il faut que je te parle. J’ai catiné toute la journée pour avoir un rendez-vous avec toi. (I need to talk to you. I begged all day to have a meeting with you.)
- Il est temps que tu arrêtes de catiner pour avoir un nouveau téléphone. Tu en as déjà un qui fonctionne très bien. (It’s time for you to stop begging for a new phone. You already have one that works perfectly well.)
- J’ai toujours voulu visiter Paris. J’espère que mes parents auront catiné assez pour m’y emmener cet été. (I’ve always wanted to visit Paris. I hope my parents have begged enough to take me there this summer.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of catiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie catiné | Je doute que j’aie catiné. | I doubt that I flirted. |
tu | aies catiné | Il est possible que tu aies catiné. | It’s possible you flirted. |
il | ait catiné | Il est important qu’il ait catiné. | It’s important he flirted. |
elle | ait catiné | Elle craint qu’elle ait catiné. | She fears she flirted. |
on | ait catiné | On espère qu’on ait catiné. | We hope we flirted. |
nous | ayons catiné | Nous voulons que nous ayons catiné. | We want us to have flirted. |
vous | ayez catiné | Il faut que vous ayez catiné. | You must have flirted. |
ils | aient catiné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient catiné. | They doubt they flirted. |
elles | aient catiné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient catiné. | They prefer they flirted. |
Other Conjugations for Catiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catiner
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Catiner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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